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Melitaea didyma


Melitaea didyma
Photo Information
Copyright: Luciano Gollini (lousat) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1978 W: 6 N: 5527] (19673)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-08-29
Categories: Insects
Exposure: f/4
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-11-07 8:02
Viewed: 535
Points: 68
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Class: Insecta

Order: Lepidoptera

Superfamily: Papilionoidea

Family: Nymphalidae

Spotted fritillary - Melitaea didyma

Subfamily: Nymphalinae

Genus: Melitaea

The Spotted fritillary is a very variable butterfly. The male above is more orange than the female left. The best means of identification however is the underside.There is a similar species, the Desert fritillary Melitaea deserticola which flies in this region, a lighter top colour and slight differences in the underside pattern allow specific separation in the field.
Flight Time: April-September.
Size: 30-44mm
Altitude: 0-2300m

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To zulfu: thanks!!lousat 1 11-07 14:04
To bizsu: grazielousat 1 11-07 14:03
To cobra112: non ci sono alternativelousat 1 11-07 14:02
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  • crs Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 523 W: 0 N: 920] (3543)
  • [2008-11-07 9:12]

Hello Luciano,

Both pattern and colors of butterfly's wings are shown with great skill. Image is sharp showing even the texture of the wings as well as the heary body of the insect.

Thank you for sharing,
Cristian

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2921 W: 34 N: 8658] (32266)
  • [2008-11-07 9:21]

Hi Luciano. This is a butterfly with a ot of markings on its wing and body. You have taken the with fine detail. Natural colour . and a nice POV/DOF. well done TFS.
Nick..

Have a good weekend.

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  • Arjun Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 359 W: 7 N: 1114] (5420)
  • [2008-11-07 9:29]

hi luciano,
nice picture.good details in the picture.i think it is laying eggs
TFS

Hi Luciano,
Again a butterfly image of the highest quality.Its a lovely speciman with its tiger-coat pattern and a shame we dont see them over my way. A clever capture of it in the bright sunlight. Have a good weekend my friend.
Regards, David

Bonsoir Luciano,
Des couleurs parfaites et des détails superbes. J'aime beaucoup ce papillon que je n'ai pas encore rencontré. Bon week-end,
Catherine

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1382 W: 56 N: 4768] (16394)
  • [2008-11-07 10:10]

Hello Luciano,
fine capture of the butterfly, lovely colours, sharp image with good details, excellent dof, lovely bg,
well done,
Best regards Siggi

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2405 W: 94 N: 5564] (17694)
  • [2008-11-07 10:27]

Hello Luciano,
Butterfly and flower are both very good posed here. Excellent sharp details ad beautiful natural colours. Fantastic POV.
Have a great weekend,
Peter

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1381 W: 126 N: 5246] (23469)
  • [2008-11-07 10:39]

Bonjour Luciano, quelles belles couleurs contrastantes, superbe image bien composée et bien réalisée, bravo mon ami!

Mario

Ciao Luciano, bellissima, grande macro di questa stupenda Melitaea con fantastici dettagli e favolosi colori, bella la posa della farfalla che sembra in procinto di spiccare in volo, ottima la composizione con il magnifico fiore, meravigliosa la luce, bravissimo!
Ciao Silvio
PS e l'insetto nero azzurro ancora non l'hai trovato?

oh Luciano,

la farfalla e'ottimamente ripresa in bella posa e con dettagli importanti......
..pero' hai esagerato con il PSP!!
(che non e' la Playstation!!!)
buona serata sERGIO

Ciao Luciano,
bellissimi POV e composizione per questa Melitaea (ne presento anch'io una, ma di specie diversa), eccellente definizione quasi da ripresa a scansione, splendidi i colori; un'immagine di grande impatto visivo.
Grazie e complimenti.
Maurizio

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  • zulfu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1066 W: 0 N: 162] (870)
  • [2008-11-07 11:45]
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Hello Luciano, great close-up of this beautiful butterfly. Details and sharpnes are perfect.
TFS and G's
Mehmet

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  • bizsu Silver Star Critiquer [C: 41 W: 0 N: 6] (160)
  • [2008-11-07 12:49]
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Ciao Luciano!
Molto bella farfalla. Molto bello colori e luci. Buon lavoro. Congratulazioni.
Il tuo amico, Zsú
:))

Bella, fantastica, dettagliata luminosa e colorata. Non perdere tempo ad andare a cercare colori ormai passati di moda...mi raccomando.

Roberto

Merhaba Luciana,süper süper süper makro,detaylar enfes,ellerine sağlık :)

Wowwww... what a great macro Lucaiano!
Superb detailed and composed capture indeed. 1st class quality as always you done!
TFS and have a nice weekend my friend!
Cheers,

Bayram

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3591 W: 143 N: 5691] (18607)
  • [2008-11-07 22:17]

Hi Luciano.
You managed to catch a wonderful specimen of butterflies at so nice scenery. Both butterfly and flowers are reproduced perfectly. Lights, colours, sharpness and details are tremendous. POV cannot be better as well as the framing and composition of the image. My kind regards and TFS.
Alexei.

A most aesthetically composed shot of this beautiful butterfly, Luciano.
It shows what a gifted nature photographer you are.
The image stands out for its technical excellence too.
Well done and thanks for sharing this beauty.

Hi Luciano

Fantastic capture of this beautiful fritillary.
Great composition, sharpness, pose and DOF.

Chris

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  • anel Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1730 W: 0 N: 3938] (15810)
  • [2008-11-08 5:28]

Bonjour Luciano,
On cherche aussi dans ses archives maintenant ;-)! Belle Melitaea perchée sur cette fleur mauve que je ne connais pas. Excellente netteté sur le papillon entier et image très naturelle.
Une bonne fin de semaine
Anne

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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2001 W: 226 N: 6845] (24727)
  • [2008-11-08 14:50]

Hi Luciano,
a brilliant capture of this Spotted Fritillary.
Superb composition.
Very good DOF.

Well done!

Ciao,
Joe

hello Luciano

as usual excellent macro shot of this butterfly,
with fine POV and framing, excellent luminosity of the image
with excellent sharpness and details of the foreground, TFS

Asbed
smileys tomorrow

Magnífico trabajo Luciano y destacar lo bien plasmados que están los colores debido a una buena luz y mejor enfoque: preciosa !!
Saludos: Josep Ignasi.

Bonsoir Luciano,
Belle prise de vue de ce magnifique papillon, couleurs superbes et détails, Excellent cliché
Michel

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3825 W: 190 N: 11396] (35111)
  • [2008-11-08 21:50]

Hello Luciano,
An excellent late summer capture of a Spotted Fritillary settled with the wings closed. Taken with excellent sharpness and DOF from a fine POV to make a fine illustration of the underside of the wings.
TFS this superb image,
Have a good Sunday,
Ivan

Ciao Luciano
I colori sono molto bei e la posizione è magestueux.
Bravo
Amicizie
Laurent

Hi Luciano,

Very sharp image, great of details.
Beautiful colours, pov and dof.
This specie have i never been seen before.

Gert

Hi Luciano
Very nice sharp image. Nice OOF background but I am wondering maybe it is possible to to do a little bluring here (maybe gaussian blur) Also good exposure and composition
TFS
Krzysztof

Ciao Luciano,
Una farfallina piena di colori belli, un bel disegno nelle ali, sembra la combinazione di pelli d´una tigra ed un gatopardo. Ottimi detagli.
Complimenti
Hernán

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  • mariki Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1060 W: 61 N: 2306] (9467)
  • [2008-11-10 12:33]

Bonsoir Luciano,

Superbe présentation de ce beau papillon. Bon focus et superbes détails des dessins et couleurs des ailes. Excellentes couleurs.
Bonne soirée,
Mariki

Hello Luciano,

Fabulous capture of this very 'showy' butterfly. The details of its underwing are quite spectacular ... I imagine the top of its wings is even brighter!
The insect and its flower perch are sharply focussed and the good dof isolates the b/g nicely.
Perhaps a little more space in front of it, to position it a little less centrally would have made the composition even better.

Kind regards,
Bev :-)

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  • Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1899 W: 36 N: 5579] (18518)
  • [2008-11-10 22:11]

Hi Luciano,
Outstanding shot of this gorgeous looking Spotted Fritillary with such lovely colours and markings on its wings. Very impressive sharpness and great handling of natural lighting. Superb pose captured on those wild flowers. Excellent DOF, POV and composition.
TFS.
Sumon

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3001 W: 162 N: 989] (2897)
  • [2008-11-12 3:42]

Hello Luciano,
Wonderful capture of this beautiful Fritillary. I like your POV the sharp details of the markings on the wings and the beautiful colours. A lovely composition too!
TFS and best wishes, Ulla

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  • foozi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1339 W: 0 N: 2585] (9117)
  • [2008-11-14 0:28]

Hello Luciano,
a very exciting butterfly. Very special in its colours, patterns and it pose too.
the butterfly and the flowers are very beautiful and excellently captured.

Regards,
Foozi

Hello Luciano,
This is one of my favourite butterflies and I see now this great shot of yours. Great focus, POV and composition. lighting and colors superb. Thanks for sharing this beauty. best wishes
Ahmet

Nice sunny look Luciano,
Very good details, DOF, POV, and color.
Beautiful specimen, love the wink patterns I see..
Well done,
Howard

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